Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist Damaso speaks with a passer-by as he works on his unfinished oil canvas "The Anatomy Lesson of...
Local artist Yuill Damaso speaks with a passer-by as he works on his unfinished oil canvas "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" inside a shopping mall in the Sandton suburb in Johannesburg July 10, 2010. The painting depicts (L to R) former president Thabo Mbeki, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, politician Cyril Ramaphosa, Planning Commission head Trevor Manuel, current President Jacob Zuma, former president F.W. de Klerk watching as Nkosi Johnson, a 12-year-old boy who died of HIV, performs an autopsy on former president Nelson Mandela. According to local newspapers, the African National Congress (ANC) called the painting "an insult to South Africans" on Friday. It is a modern version of a 17th century artwork by Rembrandt called "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp", which depicts doctors watching an autopsy of a criminal. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)